Archive for May 31st, 2013

Steel beams are removed from the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Tuesday, May 28, 2013 following the collapse of a section of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River last week. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Ellen M. Banner) MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Divers...

In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013, photo, Traders gather at the post that handles Hertz on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures slumped on the final trading day of May, with new data showing that consumers pulled back from their breakneck...

Habib Dagher, the Universty of Maine professor who heads the school’s Offshore Wind Laboratory, watches preparations for the launching of North America’s first floating wind turbine, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Brewer, Maine. The 9,000-pound...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Dona Ana County Sheriff’s officials say three people are in custody for allegedly stealing home furnishings from a house in East Mesa. Authorities say the home’s caretaker reported seeing a pickup truck pull up to the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An El Paso man has been found guilty of heroin trafficking after a four-day federal trial in Albuquerque. U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced Friday that a federal jury convicted 43-year-old Francisco Burciaga after a...

An overturned semitrailer rests on its side on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40, just east of El Reno, Okla., after a reported tornado touched down, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/The Omaha World-Herald, Chris Machian) MANDATORY CREDIT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)...

A firefighter is wheeled to an ambulance after fighting a fire at the Southwest Inn, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. Four firefighters have died and at least five people have been hospitalized. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty) HOUSTON (AP) — Four...